Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-22
THE INyESTIGATION.
Clerk smiths Testimony Before
the Committee.

SACRAMENTO, Fepruafy -i' l.. 10 "i
legged that f.. j. Smith has informed the
Ray Falk investigating committee that
the man who offered him 5000 to drop
the insurance bill from the file was
Thomas Agnew, of San Francisco.
Motfitt desired Allen Henry's bill, No.
l6, prohibiting the use of opium, put
down in the file, that it's passage might
be delayed. Another, L. E. Bulkeley
lawyer interested in the passage OF a
bill to pay the estate OF Amelia Pielffer
$1,000 for water appropriation from
her land by the University at Berkeley,
was to give Smith fifty dollars down
when he advanced the bill as desired,
and fifty dollars more when the bill was
passed.
The committee investigating the
charges against Ray Falk of changing
the places of the bills ON the file of the
Assembly resumed its work at SP M.
to. night. L. j. Smith was again called.
He said that he feared for his own
safety if he gave further evidence and
he was unwilling to testify unless the
committee went into executive session.
He stated that one Of the men whom he
had implicated had threatened to lay
him out whenever be saw him and that
last night two men lodged into door.
way in front of him and waited for him
10 pass by. He suspected that they in
tended to waylay him and 30 he was
obliged to take a circuitous route on
his way home.
Special Dispatch to the HERALD
SACRAMENTO, February 2l.--The com.
mittee are now in session with closed
doors investigating further the crooked
work of Ray Falk. Smith is on the
stand and making clean confession.
He exposes all the Senators that have
approached him; also the lobbyists and
Assemblymen. Goodman. of San Fran.
cisco, is waiting to get chance to see
the committee. He is interested in
bill providing for the Improvement OF
the capitol grounds, making an appro-
priation of $4,000. Bulkeley, the San
Francisco lawyer implicated, whose let.
tiers were published, has been in the
lobby all day. Smith expresses fears
of his personal safety and will leave
Sacramento to morrow for San Francisco
to accept his position as purser of the
Mariposa. Falk and Shaen are much
distressed on account of their families
but not personally. They are almost
driven crazy over this investiga-
tion. Heath, Chairman of the
Committee, promised Smith the
protection of the House and
ad vsed him to keep friend with him
xr,hI in, ,nt,tn
Smith the reporters were admitted to
the committee room. He was afraid
that Bulkeley and his gang would
attack him and he relied on his sur.
roundings to protect him. Smith said
that regular reporter saw the letter he
wrote TO Moffitt, and that the reporter
said it would suit Motfitt. He was asked:
"Do you recognizes the reporter here!"
81 do, that is the man," pointing to Mr.
Phillips, the Los Angeles Tribune re-
porter. 81 am sure he was the man. l
think it was in regard to the Boiler In
spectors' bill. am not sure, but will
look into it. have been approached by
members and asked to stretch point and
advance bills. Taylor, from Sacramento,
is one of the men that approached me"
By order of Speaker Jordan, Smith testi-
fed to others. Phillips desired to make
statement and was granted
the request. He said he did not know
any of the Senators and was in the As
sembly altogether. Smith was very
much mistaken or he was stating lie.
II am of the opinion" he said in con.
clusion, "that the latter is the fact.
That is oil have to say"
l.. f. Bulkeley was then examined.
He desired to see the original letters
aud had them read to him. He was of
the opinion that this was trick to hurt
the bill he had before the Legislature.
Smith was given until tomorrow morn
ing to produce the bills that he was ap-
preached about to push on the file.
L. 4. Bulkcley testified as follows: 81
never prop sed to have that or any
other bill advanced on the file. l gave
Smith 81, then S., and at other times
money to take his girl to the theater,
but don't know how much l did give
him."